During the past thirty-five years in the commercial art world, I have had the privilege of brokering many thousands of works of art. The following images represent only a few of my sentimental favorites that I've sold over the years because of the relationships I had with the sellers, buyers, or simply my response to the art itself.
Claude Monet’s Meules, 1890, fetched $110.7M, a world record for any Impressionist painting sold at auction.
Alberto Giacometti’s Buste d'homme (Diego au blouson), 1953, sold for $14,273,700 at auction.
Joaquín Torres-García’s Constructivo en blanco y negro (INTI), 1938, sold for $2,180,000 at auction.
Diego Rivera’s Dance in Tehuantepec, 1928, sold privately for $15.75M, the current world-record price for any Latin American work of art. This painting is one of Diego Rivera’s most important works outside of his native Mexico. Currently at the Museum of Latin American Art (MALBA), Buenos Aires.
Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait with Monkey and Parrot, 1942, currently at the Museum of Latin American Art (MALBA), Buenos Aires.
Wifredo Lam’s Les Abalochas dansent pour Dhambala, 1970, sold for $2,154,500 at auction.
Lygia Clark’s Bicho parafuso sem fim 1960, sold for $1,685,000 at auction.
Rufino Tamayo’s Perro aullando a la Luna (Dog Howling at the Moon), 1942, fetched $5,873,000 at auction.
Rufino Tamayo’s America, 1955, sold at auction for $6,802,500. Photo by Bonnie Morrison.
Rufino Tamayo’s America, 1955, sold at auction for $6,802,500.
Paul Signac’s Antibes soir, 1903, sold at auction for $7,667,500.
Pierre Bonnard’s Nature morte à la levrette, circa 1923, sold at auction for $2,150,000.
Pierre Auguste Renoir’s Nature morte au melon, amandes et figues 1882, sold at auction for $2,420,000.